Broken down, too costly to repair
My partner and I have been travelling around South America on our KTM 690's and mine has had a heart attack(engine internals extensively damaged).
It is currently in a shop in Lima and the list and cost to fix is extensive to the point of it not being worth fixing.
It is my bike that I flew in to Santiago from Australia then travelled 16,000k's around Chile, Argentina and Peru.
So as I see it I have a few options...
1. Scavenge the bits I want to keep off the bike and fly home with them in a suitcase, put them on another bike or sell. This saves me the thousands it would cost to send the bike home. (Approx $3k AUD)
2. Send bike back to Australia at around $3k AUD cost and put a new engine in it there. Can get them for around 1000-1500AUD.
3. Buy parts elsewhere (US or Australia) have them sent to Peru and fix bike here. This would involve extra costs of accommodation, food etc for the 4 weeks or more we wait for bike to get bike fixed but a lot cheaper than using new parts
4. Sell as is in Peru for parts.
Is it possible to have parts flown into Peru? I have read stories of packages sitting in customs for weeks and have also read used parts are not allowed, but maybe that last bit is just for luggage on planes. What have other people experienced with parts being brought into Peru?
Option 1 would mean I 'leave' bike somewhere...to not be used again. Maybe I will just push it off a cliff into a river with the rest of Peru's rubbish.
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